Liverpool v Sunderland (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

• Liverpool will be without Fernando Torres again when they take on Sunderland at Anfield in the Premier League. The ankle injury that forced the Spain striker to miss Saturday's defeat at Middlesbrough has not improved sufficiently for him to return. Also out is full-back Alvaro Arbeloa, sidelined for the second successive game with a hamstring problem. Daniel Agger is still out with a back injury.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Hyypia, Dossena, Aurelio, Babel, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Lucas, Ngog, El Zhar, Riera, Darby, Cavalieri.

• The Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia is hoping to have the strikers Kenwyne Jones and Djibril Cissé fit. Jones returned to training at the weekend after a knee problem, while Cissé is recovering well from an ankle injury and is in line to play against his former club.

Steed Malbranque (calf) and Teemu Tainio (knee) are hopeful of being available after picking up knocks in the 0-0 draw at Arsenal on 21 February, while Phil Bardsley is back from suspension. However, defender Nyron Nosworthy remains on the sidelines after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring strain.

Sunderland (from): Fulop, Gordon, Bardsley, McCartney, Ferdinand, Collins, McShane, Davenport, Ben Haim, Whitehead, Malbranque, Leadbitter, Tainio, Richardson, Edwards, Yorke, Reid, Cisse, Jones, Murphy, Healy.

Portsmouth v Chelsea (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

• The Portsmouth caretaker-manager Paul Hart is set to name a rare unchanged side for the home match against Chelsea on Tuesday.

Hart will field the same line-up that started Portsmouth's 2-2 draw at Stoke nine days ago.

Midfielder Richard Hughes and goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown are back in training after recovering from injuries but will not be considered for selection. Papa Bouba Diop remains sidelined with knee ligament damage.

Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Distin, Campbell, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Davis, Basinas, Kranjcar, Nugent, Crouch, Begovic, Belhadj, A Traore, Pamarot, Mvuemba, Gekas, Kanu, Little, Thomas.

• Chelsea will again be without defender Ricardo Carvalho, though he will feature for the reserves against Aston Villa tonight as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, along with Michael Essien, who is on the brink of full fitness after long-term knee ligament problems. Deco (hamstring) is again doubtful.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Mancienne, Alex, Terry, A Cole, Ballack, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba, Hilario, Quaresma, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Malouda, Ferreira, Belletti.

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (Tuesday, 8pm)

• The West Brom captain Jonathan Greening could make his first start for nearly six weeks against Arsenal after making his first appearance since medial ligament damage as a substitute against Everton at the weekend.

Albion's on-loan Arsenal striker Jay Simpson is ineligible to play against his parent club and his place could be taken by Luke Moore, who impressed after coming off the bench at Goodison Park.

Fellow forward Roman Bednar is again a doubt because of a back problem while midfielder Filipe Teixeira is included in the squad despite still suffering from a broken toe. Central defender Jonas Olsson has returned to training after a knee injury but will not be considered to face the Gunners.

West Bromwich (from): Carson, Kiely, Zuiverloon, Hoefkens, Donk, Meite, Barnett, Robinson, Cech, Morrison, Greening, Valero, Do-Heon, Brunt, Teixeira, Koren, Moore, Fortune, Bednar, Menseguez.

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